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- Choose the correct matching pair in the following analogies:
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- 1. NESCIENT : INTELLIGENT
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- (A) ludicrous : ridiculous
- (B) peripheral : central
- (C) immense : overwhelming
- (D) adult : mature
- (E) sporadic : occasional
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- b
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- Correct.
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- "Peripheral" and "central" have opposite meanings in the same way that
- "nescient" and "intelligent" have opposite meanings.
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- 2. WILLIAM THACKERAY : VICTORIAN
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- (A) Charlotte Bronte : Modern
- (B) Balzac : Sumerian
- (C) Da Vinci : Romantic
- (D) Mozart : Baroque
- (E) John Steinbeck : 20th Century
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- Correct.
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- John Steinbeck was a writer of the 20th Century just as William Thackeray
- was a writer of the Victorian era.
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- 3. INVIDIOUS : INJURIOUS
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- (A) serious : trivial
- (B) regressive : progressive
- (C) proper : decorous
- (D) superficial : omnipresent
- (E) obtuse : prolific
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- c
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- Correct.
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- "Proper" and "decorous" have the same meaning; "invidious" and "injurious"
- have the same meaning.
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- 4. BRAIN : CONTROL CENTER
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- (A) kidney : filter
- (B) liver : receptor
- (C) eye : gland
- (D) hemoglobin : anachronism
- (E) tendons : transmittors
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- a
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- Correct.
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- The kidney functions as a filter in the same way that the brain functions
- as a control center.
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- 5. UNRESPONSIVE : CATATONIC
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- (A) effusive : reserved
- (B) maudlin : humorous
- (C) happy : euphoric
- (D) malicious : apathetic
- (E) anomalous : concrete
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- Correct.
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- "Euphoric" means "extremely happy" just as "catatonic" means "extremely
- unresponsive."
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- 6. LENIENT : STRINGENT
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- (A) observant : sly
- (B) redundant : bold
- (C) indiscreet : unpredictable
- (D) rancorous : benevolent
- (E) neurotic : anxious
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- Correct.
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- "Rancorous" and "benevolent" have opposite meanings in the same way that
- "lenient" and "stringent" have opposite meanings.
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- 7. SKIM : PERUSE
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- (A) taste : devour
- (B) watch : notice
- (C) ask : answer
- (D) buy : rent
- (E) officiate : judge
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- B
- Correct.
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- B
- "Taste" and "devour" both refer to eating, but "devour" is more extreme
- than "taste." Similarly, "skim" and "peruse" both refer to reading, but
- "peruse" is a more intense act.
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